Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's transportation and security costs for a Christmas vacation to the Aga Khan's private Bahamian island last year left taxpayers on the hook for more than $200,000.

Trudeau said he's "not going to question" the security costs that have pushed up the price tag for his family's vacation to the Aga Khan's private Bahamian island last winter.

Justin Trudeau is again under scrutiny for his ride on the Aga Khan's private helicopter amid news that a staff member chartered a plane to get to the same private Bahamian island.

NDP leader Tom Muclair blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his “illegal” vacation in Question Period on Tuesday, saying the use of a government staffer over the trip proves it’s inappropriate.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family getaway to the Aga Khan’s island during the winter break cost taxpayers over $125,000.

Conservative leader Rona Ambrose was already on vacation when she checked in with the ethics commissioner’s office - a fact that has some Canadians reeling.

A spokesperson for Rona Ambrose has confirmed that the interim Conservative leader took a vacation on a billionaire’s yacht but says there are no ethical violations.

If only Justin Trudeau had bumped into Earl Deveaux at the airport in the Bahamas — he might have been able to save himself a chopper-load of political grief.

Veteran journalists Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief of The Globe and Mail, and Joanna Smith of The Canadian Press joined Vassy Kapelos on The West Block to unpack the politics of the prime minister's vacation.

Justin Trudeau and his family, along with others, vacationed on an island in the Bahamas owned by the Aga Khan over the Christmas break. Here's what you need to know.